Sanitary cuspidor



Apr. 10, 1923. 1,451,554

A. RYBICKY I SANITARY CUSPIDOR Filed Nov. 16, 1922 W WW Patented Apr.10, 1923..

AnroNrnaBY-BIo Y, or New LONDON, oonnnc'rrou'r.

SANITARY CUSPIDOR. .3

Application 'fi led November 16,1922. Serial No. '601,246.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANIONINA RYBICKY, a citizen of Poland, residing atNew London, in thecounty of New London and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Cuspidors,ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuspidors, and it has for a general object toprovide a novel type of cuspidor having its mouth normally closed toprevent the escape of odors, and which can be quickly and easily openedby the user. I

More specifically speaking the invention has for an object to provide a.cuspidor hav-" ing a hinged cover operable by a foot pedal, means beingprovided for varying the extent to which the cover is swung back bydepression of the foot pedal. For further comprehension of theinvention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will behad to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to theappended claims in which the various novel features of the invention vare more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a vertical sectional view of myimprovedcuspidor, this view being taken on the line 1-1 of Fig.2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontalsectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a fragmentaryvertical section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

As here embodied my improved cuspidor comprises a cylindrical stand 10having a flaring conical base 11. This stand is open at the top toreceive a cylindrical bowl 12 which formsthe cuspidor proper, this bowlhaving an outwardly and upwardly flared top flange 13.

The top of this bowl is normally closed by a cover 15which engageswithin the flange 13, the cover being fixedon a short arm 16 whichextends rearwardly through a slot 17 in the flange 13 and is pivotedbetween its ends as at 18 on a bracket 19 fixed to the stand 10. Therear end of the arm 16 has attached thereto the upper end of anextensible rod made up of two sections 20 united by a turnbuckle 21, theadjacent ends of the rod sections 20 being formed with respectivelyright and left hand screw threads.

The lower end of this rod extends through a slot 22 in the base 11andconnects to one arm'23 of aloe nt lever fulcrumed between its v endsas at 24 on a fixed bar 25 extending across the base 11;. 1 The otherarm 26 of this leveris connected, by a slot and pin connec-v tion 27,with one end of a second lever 28 fulcrumed between itsends on the bar25.

The other endof this second lever 28 projectsoutwardly through a slot 29in the base 11 and is formed as a foot pedal 30.

The fulcrum'point of the lever 28 is adapted to be carried with respectto its ends, for a purpose to be presently made apparent, and to thisend the fulcruming of the lever is accomplished as follows: Fixed to thebar 25 is a pin 33 which projects freely through a block 34 adjustablyheld in a longitudinal slot 35 in the lever and adapted to be locked tothe latter by a set screw 36.

- The purpose of this/arrangement, as well as of making the rod 20, 21extensible, is to variably limit the opening movement of the M o r; on

cover 15 when pedal 30 is depressed, so that the cover may be thrownback to substantlally the angle (with respect to the vertical) of theflange. 13 when the cuspidor is set at a.

distance froni any wall, post, or vertical surface, while the backwardmovement may be only to substantially vertical position when thecusp-idor is placed adjacent any wall or vertical position. i

As shown in Fig. 1 the parts are adjusted to have the maximum backwardswing of the cover 15. In this position the lever arm 23 is horizontalwhile the arm 26 and lever 28 incline toward one another in an obtuse V.

If now the screw 36 is loosened and the turnbuckle 21 rotated tolengthen the rod of which it forms a part the lever arm 23 will assumean inclined position, while the arm 26 and lever 28 will tend tostraighten out to horizontal position. It will be quite apparent then,that withthe lever fulcrumed in its new position by, tightening screw 36the depression of the pedal 30 to the limit to the precise constructionherein disclosed and that various changes and modifications might bemade therein without departing from thespirit and scope of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention what I claimas new and desire toprotect by Leting said extensiblerod connected to one end thereof, asecondlever having one end"c0n'-' nected to the other end of said firstlever, and having its opposite end in the form of a foot-pedal, andmeans for varying the fulcrum point of the said lever with relation toits ends.

2. In a cuspidor, a hingedcover, an extensible rod connected at one endthereto, a

lever fulcrumed between its ends and having said extensible rodconnected to one end thereof, a second lever having one end connected tothe other end of said first lever,

and having its opposite end in the form of a foot-pedal; andineans forvarying the fulcrum point of the said lever with relation to its ends,said means comprising a block freely surrounding a fixed fulcrum pin andslidable alon thelever, and a screw for clamping said block to saidlever.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ANTONINA RYBICKY. W

